Press Releases

New Delhi, August 22, 2017: The Central Government will link all police stations across India and further integrate all the data with courts, judiciary officers and enforcement agencies under the Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) to combat security breaches that tend to break confidence of industry, trade and commerce, Union Minister, Mr Kiren Rijiju said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.

New Delhi, August 22, 2017: The department of heavy Industries have approved four chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) on industries 4.0 by the end of this month, said Mr Girish Shankar, Secretary (HI), Department of Heavy Industries said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.

New Delhi, August 22, 2017: Union Minister for Heavy Industries, Mr Anant Geete has strongly recommended the Union Finance Minister for reduction in GST (Goods and Services Tax) rates for automobile sector to promote its growth and maintain tempo of job growth, he said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.

New Delhi, August 21, 2017: The financial stress on the telecom sector can be reduced to a great extent by considering a reduction in spectrum usage charges as well as license fees, according to an ASSOCHAM-KPMG joint study.

New Delhi, August 19, 2017: ASSOCHAM today impressed upon the government, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India to treat home buyers in real estate projects at par, if not above banks in the pecking order, by providing a separate carve-out for those stuck in the incomplete construction, and any legal hurdle should be immediately removed, by a Presidential Ordinance, if need be.

New Delhi, August 18, 2017: More number of youngsters from across India are approaching the union government to set up startups in north-eastern states under the ‘Startup India, Standup India,’ programme, union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.

New Delhi, August 17, 2017: Roll out of 4G technology with an increase in data, entry of new players in the market, introduction of digital wallets, popularity of smart phone leading to consistent increase in demand for technology and other developments in the telecom sector likely to increase job opportunities by 30 lakhs by 2018, according to an ASSOCHAM-KPMG joint study.

New Delhi, 14 August, 2017: Be it a post office, not in some remote area but in big cities of Mumbai and Delhi, or a public sector bank, state-owned MTNL, BSNL or several other government owned and run organisations, the ease of doing business, especially for a small entrepreneur is missing despite a well-meaning digital drive of the government, an ASSOCHAM paper has noted with concern.

New Delhi, August 12, 2017: The Union Government should take core elements of skill development from various ministries and pool them under single minister with a budget of about Rs 25,000 crore, suggested an ASSOCHAM-Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) joint study.